OSCAR MOORE Ran 3 miles In record time At Chicago Meet

OSCAR MOORE Ran 3 miles In record time At Chicago Meet
Oscar Moore Sets Record In 3-Mile Cross-Country Run
SIU Freshman Oscar Moore set a record breaking time of 14 minutes, 28 and 8/10 seconds Saturday at the Washington Park course in Chicago,
Moore set the record on the three-mile course and was considerably ahead of 28 other freshmen competing in the Central Collegiate Conference championships.
Last year, Canadian Dan Shaughnessy of SIU set the record on the same course with a time of 15 minutes, three seconds.
This year, Moore's closest competitor, Mike Hazilla of Western Michigan, finished second with a time 42 seconds slower than Moore's, and about 10 seconds slowerthan Shaughnessy's record of last year.
The SIU varsity competitors did not fare as well as Moore, however, John Lawson of Kansas won the five-mile division in which John Trowbridge and Al Ackman of SIU finished 22nd and 28th, respectively.
Trowbridge's time was 26 minutes, 41 seconds, and Ackman's time was 27 minutes, 1 second, compared to Lawson's winning time of 25 minutes, 7 and 7/10 seconds.
Western Michigan won the team title with a low score of 40 points. Miami of Ohio was second with 52 points, Kansas was third with 59, Ohio University was fourth with
111, and DePaul was fifth with 132.
SIU did not enter a team, and competed for individual awards only.
Next on the cross-country schedule is the NCAA championships at Lawrence, Kan., Saturday. SIU competed there on, Oct. 9, with the Kansas squad.

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OSCAR MOORE Ran 3 miles In record time At Chicago Meet
Oscar Moore Sets Record In 3-Mile Cross-Country Run
SIU Freshman Oscar Moore set a record breaking time of 14 minutes, 28 and 8/10 seconds Saturday at the Washington Park course in Chicago,
Moore set the record on the three-mile course and was considerably ahead of 28 other freshmen competing in the Central Collegiate Conference championships.
Last year, Canadian Dan Shaughnessy of SIU set the record on the same course with a time of 15 minutes, three seconds.
This year, Moore's closest competitor, Mike Hazilla of Western Michigan, finished second with a time 42 seconds slower than Moore's, and about 10 seconds slowerthan Shaughnessy's record of last year.
The SIU varsity competitors did not fare as well as Moore, however, John Lawson of Kansas won the five-mile division in which John Trowbridge and Al Ackman of SIU finished 22nd and 28th, respectively.
Trowbridge's time was 26 minutes, 41 seconds, and Ackman's time was 27 minutes, 1 second, compared to Lawson's winning time of 25 minutes, 7 and 7/10 seconds.
Western Michigan won the team title with a low score of 40 points. Miami of Ohio was second with 52 points, Kansas was third with 59, Ohio University was fourth with
111, and DePaul was fifth with 132.
SIU did not enter a team, and competed for individual awards only.
Next on the cross-country schedule is the NCAA championships at Lawrence, Kan., Saturday. SIU competed there on, Oct. 9, with the Kansas squad.